These are sites of friends and associates who share our dedication to nurturing physical and spiritual connections with our surroundings and communities through art, education, nature conservation, and personal development. You might also be interested in their work (especially if you are interested in our site):
The Americas Foundation
The Mission of the Americas Foundation is to help people living along the US-Mexican border educate and develop their impoverished communities. We build self-sustaining schools, and give direct aid to disadvantaged children through a model of international teamwork and multicultural exchange. www.americasfoundation.net
Back Country Land Trust
The Back Country Land Trust is a homegrown, nonprofit land conservancy, dedicated to preserving and enhancing natural, scenic, and cultural areas, working farmland, and watersheds that make San Diego’s back country thrive. BCLT purchases land from willing sellers, accepts donations of land that fit within our project priorities, and manages our conservation properties for all to enjoy as passive recreation areas. www.bclt.org
Citizens Coordinate for Century 3
C3 is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of informed citizens who are interested in planning issues, preservation, and the revitalization of downtown San Diego. C3 offers a comprehensive approach to growth management by encouraging open space, high standards of urban design, and coordination of planning between public and private sectors so that San Diego’s continuing development will complement its natural setting. www.c3sandiego.org
The Earth Discovery Institute
The Earth Discovery Institute is an educational program and facility being developed at the Crestridge Ecological Preserve to give students from nearby Granite Hills High School (and eventually other schools) a place to learn about the natural world outside of a classroom. www.earthdiscovery.org
The Findhorn Foundation
A spiritual community, eco-village and international workshop center, helping to unfold a new human consciousness and create a positive and sustainable future. Based in Findhorn, Scotland. www.findhorn.org
Friends Of Kebyar
An international network of architects, artists and others willing to explore creative and adventurous horizons beyond a corporate world. www.kebyar.com
Ilan-Lael Foundation
ILAN-LAEL is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts education foundation creating a space to connect people, art and nature for a more sustainable and harmonious world. They create hands-on opportunities to celebrate the built environment for its potential to help us see ourselves and our world in new ways. The Ilan-Lael Foundation was founded by James and Anne Hubbell in 1982. More information is available on our Affiliates page, and their website. ilanlaelfoundation.org
Lakeside River Park
The San Diego River Park – Lakeside Conservancy is a nonprofit organization whose aim is to develop a river park along the Lakeside segment of the San Diego River. www.lakesideriverpark.org
The New School of Architecture and Design
NewSchool is an intimate, professional college of architecture located in the heart of downtown San Diego, where Drew is in charge of organizing lectures. The mission of the college is to nurture and develop technically competent, aesthetically sensitive, socially responsible professionals for a changing, global society. www.newschoolarch.edu
Pacific Rim Parks
The Pacific Rim Park Project is a nonprofit organization that has as its mission the creation of friendship parks around the Pacific Rim as a means of fostering understanding and goodwill. During these month-long, hands-on projects students from various Pacific countries design and build a park overlooking the ocean. More information is available on our Afilliates page, and their website. www.pacificrimpark.org
Peace Resource Center
The PRC is a community clearinghouse of information on peace and social justice issues and activities. By promoting networking among peace-related organizations, offering nonviolent alternatives to conflict resolution and carrying on a program of peace education, they provide an ongoing presence throughout San Diego County. www.prcsd.org
Pomegranate Center
Pomegranate Center is a non-profit organization helping low-income and high-density communities create community-built gathering places that contribute to social vitality, public health and a sense of place. www.pomegranate.org
Yestermorrow
A design/build school in Warren, Vermont that teaches courses in design, construction, woodworking, and architectural craft and sustainable design. www.yestermorrow.org